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A designer on The Witcher 3 has suggested that playing the game on a PC that barely scrapes the minimum specifications will still be a better experience than playing on Xbox One.

When CD Projekt Red's Damien Monnier was asked by a fan whether he should play on Xbox One or a low-end PC, the designer replied that he'd probably choose the PC for resolution alone.

The Witcher 3 will render at 1080p on PC and PlayStation 4, and 900p on Xbox One. Monnier believes the difference is noticeable.

Monnier added that the studio would try to get The Witcher 3 running at 1080p on Xbox One after Microsoft updates the system's software development kit with DirectX12, but he wasn't certain the update would make much difference.

“I think any resolution changes would require a much bigger change from Microsoft than the DX12 upgrade, to be honest,” he tweeted.

The PC version of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will split that platform’s Dark Souls II playerbase, as it’s not compatible with the existing game.

Scholar of the First Sin is a Director’s Cut of all Dark Souls II content that includes new enemy placement, map shortcuts, and gameplay design; various performance upgrades; and new weapons, armour, and NPCs.

It also contains all three of the game’s DLC chapters (Crown Of The Sunken King, Crown Of The Old Iron King, and Crown Of The Ivory King), and increases the maximum number of simultaneous online players from four to six.

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is now available on PC, but a number of key features are missing.

The biggest omission is that of online multiplayer, which is expected to be patched in "within three months following the game's release", according to Koei Tecmo. Until then, the game is discounted 10 percent.

Last Round on PC also doesn’t include Steam Achievements or support Steam Cloud, and there is no support for keyboard customisation.

Obsidian has announced that it's working on a Pillars of Eternity patch to fix a number of issues reported by users.

Ahead of the patch the developer has also suggested some workarounds for the most common issues.

Among the reported issues are framerate drops, crashes on 32-bit PCs, the inability to launch the game unless in administrator mode, the inability to save, issues with animal companions, repeated sound effects, and delayed audio.

Batman: Arkham Knight for PC will not be available in bricks-and-mortar stores in the UK, claims retailer ShopTo.

The retailer was told by its buyer that the game will only be released on digital storefronts for PC.

Warner Bros. has confirmed to Gameplanet that a physical edition of Batman: Arkham Knight on PC will be available in Australia and New Zealand, so this appears to be a decision limited to specific regions or markets.

A new fan-made Valve-endorsed Half-Life 2 mod that improves the game’s visuals will be available from tomorrow on Steam.

Half-Life 2: Update is a free release that adds improved lighting, effects, textures, and some bug fixes to the classic shooter.

It also includes more than 100 community-recorded commentary notes about development and the impact of Half-Life 2 itself, featuring the voices of well-known Youtubers including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind.

The mod has been in the works since 2009, and Nvidia, Origin PC, and EVGA all chipped in with sponsorship.

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